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Chorbusch Forest Trail – Knechtsteden Abbey loop from Leverkusen-Rheindorf

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North Rhine-Westphalia

Chorbusch Forest Trail – Knechtsteden Abbey loop from Leverkusen-Rheindorf

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Chorbusch Forest Trail – Knechtsteden Abbey loop from Leverkusen-Rheindorf

03:06

51.4km

120m

Cycling

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The route includes a crossing by ferry. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: September 23, 2026

This route includes a ferry crossing

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Temporary access restrictions

Includes segments with temporary access restrictions.

After 35.2 km for 316 m

Open: • April-September, Monday-Friday: 6:15 AM-9:00 PM • Public holidays & Saturday-Sunday: 9:00 AM-9:00 PM • October-March, Monday-Friday: 6:15 AM-8:00 PM • Public holidays & Saturday-Sunday: 10:00 AM-7:00 PM (otherwise closed)

Waypoints

A

Start point

Train Station

1

17.4 km

Chorbusch Forest Trail

Highlight • Trail

The approximately 6 km long route through the Chorbusch is alternately asphalted or forest floor

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2

21.1 km

Schlossgarten Monastery Entrance

Highlight • Historical Site

The baroque gatehouse was built in 1705

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3

21.4 km

Knechtsteden Abbey

Highlight • Religious Site

The monastery is home to the Norbertgymnasium NGK, a Catholic school where prayers are still held in the morning. Both Christian denominations are taught here. Outside the monastery walls there …

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4

22.7 km

Knechtsteden forest nature reserve

Highlight • Forest

The Knechtstedener Wald is a forest area west of Dormagen, which includes the parts Mühlenbusch, Knechtstedener Busch and Chorbusch. It is a flora-fauna-habitat area and headwaters of the Pletschbach. Species …

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23.5 km

Waldnaturschutzgebiet Knechtsteden

Nature Reserve

6

34.2 km

Zons Old Town

Highlight • Historical Site

Zons is located on the Lower Rhine near Dormagen in the Rhein-Kreis Neuss, almost exactly in the middle between Düsseldorf and Cologne

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7

34.4 km

Zons Old Town

Highlight • Historical Site

City of Zons is an ideal destination on the beautiful Rhine. Today it belongs to Dormagen.
Zons was first mentioned in a document in the middle of the 7th century. …

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37.3 km

Rheinufer-Urdenbacher Altrhein bei Baumberg

Nature Reserve

40.2 km

Viewpoint

Viewpoint

10

41.1 km

View of the Rhine in Monheim

Highlight • Viewpoint

Very nice vantage point on the Rhine. This is a good place to take a little break.

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11

47.5 km

Tree-Lined Cycle Path Between Hitdorf and Rheindorf

Highlight • Cycleway

Section of the route that is very easy to drive on. We recommend.

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B

51.4 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

18.9 km

16.1 km

9.73 km

4.27 km

1.80 km

462 m

< 100 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

29.0 km

9.79 km

6.18 km

3.19 km

2.70 km

556 m

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Thursday 8 October

14°C

9°C

98 %

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Comments

November 21, 2022,Kumpel Tour

Today in wonderful November weather, we drove a nice tour with buddies (Griesi & Penke) and it was really fun
🚲👍🚲👍🚲

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July 19, 2024,Runde um Dormagen, Tour 8 Radeln für die Seele Köln

Free parking:
P&R parking at the Cologne-Worringen S-Bahn station and in the parking spaces on Berrischstrasse.

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May 8, 2025,Radeln für die Seele - (rh)Eingebettet 🚲🚲

🅿️: Worringen P&R

Highlights: Knechtsteden Monastery, Zons Old Town, and the Rhine 😄

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September 29, 2024,Herbst Tour 🍁🍂 Monheim -Kloster Knechtsteden🚴🌥️✌️

Unfortunately, the promised sun disappeared very quickly 🌥️
It was still beautiful 👍✌️

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April 15, 2022,Karfreitag zum Kloster Knechtsteden 😇

Today we went to the monastery again. Start was in Dusseldorf Urdenbach.
The tour is always recommended again and again.👍👍

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